Five years ago Trees, Water & People ran a campaign - Roots of Migration - speaking to the rise in climate migration out of Central America.

We spoke to the fact that people migrated for three main reasons: 1. Security - including physical violence and sociopolitical violence like corruption, 2. Economic - where people weren't making enough income to live with dignity, and 3. Environmental - where people's land no longer provided for basic needs.

The IPCC just released its 6th Assessment Report on the state of global climate change, and the prognosis isn't great. Humans are the primary drivers of increased greenhouse gas emissions, and our decisions as consumers will be the greatest determinant of our climate future. The time to act was yesterday - let's do this.

Last summer in Fort Collins was characterized by thick smoke and orange skies from the Cameron Peak Fire, this summer flash flooding and debris flows from the burn scar are dominating headlines.